In re Younge

THE HONORABLE LYRIS YOUNGE

JUDGE LYRIS F. YOUNGE'S ANSWER TO THE COMPLAINT OF THE JUDICIAL CONDUCT BOARD

The Respondent, The Honorable Lyris Younge, hereby Admits to the Factual Averments Contained in Paragraphs 1-270, subject to stipulated amendments of the Amended Complaint, and further waives her right to a Trial before the Court of Judicial Discipline.

WHEREFORE, it is respectfully requested that this Honorable Court grant Judge Younge the appropriate relief.

Respectfully submitted, February 14, 2020

By:/s/_________

Charles M. Gibbs, Esquire

McMonagle, Perri, McHugh

Mischack & Davis, P.C.

PA Supreme Court ID# 310023

1845 Walnut Street, 19 Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Attorneys for the Respondent

VERIFICATION

I, Judge Lyris Younge, do hereby verify the averments contained in the Answer to the Amended Complaint. I make this verification knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily.

Respectfully submitted, February 14, 2020

By:/s/_________

THE HONORABLE LYRIS YOUNGE PROOF OF SERVICE

In compliance with Rule 122(D) of the Court of Judicial Discipline Rules of Procedure, on or about February 14, 2020, a copy of this Answer to the Complaint was sent by USPS First Class Mail and via email to Elizabeth A. Flaherty, counsel for the Judicial Conduct Board at the following address:

Ms. Elizabeth A. Flagherty, Esquire Judicial Conduct Board Pennsylvania Judicial Center 601 Commonwealth Avenue, Suite 3500 P.O.Box 62525 Harrisburg, PA 17106

Respectfully submitted, February 14, 2020

By:/s/_________

Charles M. Gibbs, Esquire

McMonagle, Perri, McHugh

Mischack & Davis, P.C.

PA Supreme Court ID# 310023

1845 Walnut Street, 19 Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Attorneys for the Respondent